Chapter 765: So Hard to Die?
Lux returned to Parallel World 7.
At a glance, Naruto’s family of three was sitting together, chatting after so long.
Six Paths Naruto, now fully conscious, seemed to have endless topics to discuss with his parents.
What could he do? The total time he’d spent talking with his parents in his entire life probably didn’t amount to a meal’s duration.
Plus, with the recent disasters and major changes, Naruto had so much he wanted to pour out from his heart.
From the ninja academy to team missions; from the Akatsuki threat to the Fourth Great Ninja War; from his marriage to Hinata to his appointment as the Seventh Hokage; and finally to the Ōtsutsuki clan’s invasion and the destruction of all of Konoha...
Naruto spoke to his parents for over half an hour.
Minato listened calmly, knowing Naruto’s life without parents must’ve been tough, but he hadn’t expected it to be this tough.
Kushina laughed and cried, unable to imagine how her son survived alone all these years.
Too bitter!
Especially after learning that Hinata, Kakashi, Sarada, Sasuke, and others, along with the entire village, were destroyed and killed by Isshiki and Kaguya.
It enraged the Minato couple.
Kushina glared at Minato beside her, her eyes full of questions and grievances.
Minato hugged his wife, giving her a reassuring look that she needn’t worry.
In their world, Isshiki was defeated early, altering the future.
After all, Minato didn’t want his son and grandchildren in his world to face such painful disasters!
Indeed, no threat should be left for future generations.
Rather than trusting the next generation’s wisdom and strength, he’d rather resolve these threats himself early!
"So, now all of Konoha is gone?"
"Sorry. It’s my fault. As Hokage, I couldn’t protect the village..."
Naruto’s face was filled with darkness and frustration. Though he was the strongest Hokage, he caused the village’s destruction; setting aside father-son ties, he felt too ashamed before the Fourth Hokage...
"If it’s gone, it’s gone. No nation or village lasts forever."
Compared to the village, Kushina clearly cared more about Naruto himself and his family:
"Oh, what about my grandchildren, Himawari and Boruto? Where are they? Are they okay?"
"Himawari’s at Mount Myoboku; she should be safe."
"As for Boruto, he..."
"Ah!"
Naruto slapped his head, suddenly remembering—Boruto was still trapped in Isshiki’s other dimension, Daikokuten!
He nearly forgot his son Boruto!
"Boruto, Boruto’s locked in Isshiki’s other dimension!"
"Another dimension? Can we enter and save him?" Kushina hurriedly asked.
"It seems impossible. It’s a special dimension tied to Isshiki’s eye, called Daikokuten, I think. Like Obito’s Kamui dimension, it needs a specific eye to open..."
"Then what about his eye?"
"Destroyed! I just killed Isshiki, and that eye was destroyed too. I didn’t think about it at all!"
Six Paths Naruto slapped his head in frustration again.
In his brutal killing state earlier, how could he think that far? He truly wanted to reduce Isshiki to ashes, not caring to seize his Black Eye or anything...
"What now? My grandson Boruto—I haven’t even seen him! How can this be..."
Kushina panicked. If Boruto was truly locked in another dimension for life, that’d be horrific.
She had to find a way to save him!
"We can’t possibly revive Isshiki, right?"
"This..."
Naruto and the others fell silent. Without the Black Eye, this was indeed too hard to solve.
Moreover, Daikokuten wasn’t an ordinary dimension—it was a sealed, static space where objects inside were frozen.
Even if Naruto could use Rinnegan to track Daikokuten’s location, he couldn’t use ordinary space-time jutsu to open a portal and enter...
Just then, Lux’s voice suddenly sounded.
"Are you thinking of ways to save Boruto?"
"Lord!"
"Lord, I’m sorry, I earlier..."
Naruto felt embarrassed seeing this Tenshou Sennin. The other had helped him, giving him power to defeat Isshiki and Kaguya.
But earlier, losing control, he nearly attacked Lux.
Thinking back, it was indeed shameful!
Of course, deep down, Naruto also wanted to see that baby Sasuke again!
"Right, Lord, do you have a way to save Boruto?" Kushina asked urgently.
Lux turned to Minato, gesturing:
"Minato, your turn."
"Me?"
"Have you forgotten whose Black Eye you have?"
Minato realized his Black Eye came from Isshiki in Parallel World 4, and he could open that Daikokuten dimension too.
Hearing this, Naruto stared at his father, not expecting him to be so incredible—able to take Isshiki’s eye and use it himself?
"But isn’t a special dimension tied to a specific eye unique?"
"Genetically and compositionally, your Black Eye and Isshiki’s here are identical..."
"But shouldn’t I be connected to my original Black Eye’s dimension? How can I connect to the dimension where Boruto’s trapped?"
Minato was still confused; cross-dimensional issues were too unfamiliar to him.
"Don’t worry, just try, and you’ll see."
Lux was confident.
The principle was simple: Minato could come to Parallel World 7, but he couldn’t bring an entire other dimension with him.
Like Obito, he couldn’t open Kamui in another dimension and still connect to his original Kamui dimension, right? Even if used, it’d only connect to the Kamui dimension in the current dimension.
Even the strongest eye-based space-time jutsu couldn’t truly cross universes and dimensions.
"Why so much talk? Try it when told to try!"
Kushina, excited, pinched Minato’s lower back hard. She didn’t care about the issue—she only cared if Boruto could be saved soon!
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Minato didn’t hesitate, immediately activating his Black Eye.
He connected his consciousness to the static Daikokuten dimension and soon found the unconscious Boruto inside.
*WHOOSH!*
Minato moved swiftly, and in his arms was an unconscious blonde youth.
"Boruto!"
Naruto was overjoyed, immediately hugging his son Boruto.
"My grandson? So alike! Like Naruto, and like you, Minato! Same hair color..."
Kushina, like a curious cat, stared at Boruto with interest, her eyes full of affection.
"Hahaha, of course my grandson looks like me."
Minato was thrilled too. Who said his genes were strong? Though red hair was nice, blonde was most like him.
"No way... But Naruto married Hinata, right? That newborn Hyuga girl? Didn’t they say he was close with a girl named Haruno Sakura? Why didn’t it work out?"
"How would I know..."
Minato sighed helplessly. The love and hate of the next generation—how dare he ask for details?
Naruto checked Boruto’s condition, relieved to confirm he was fine. Of course, he also heard his mother’s curious murmurs and questions.
"Well... My relationship with Sakura was good. But a lot happened, and I ended up with Hinata. As for Sakura, she’s with Sasuke..."
Naruto explained awkwardly.
As a teen, he did have a crush on Sakura first, but liking doesn’t always mean compatibility.
Who hasn’t had an innocent first love? But a partner to grow old with is far more important than a first crush.
At least now, Naruto’s love for Hinata and Boruto always came first.
As for Sasuke?
Could that be called love? It was a bond beyond life and death!
Incomparable!
"So that’s it. Tell me quickly about your story with Hinata—Mom’s super curious!"
Kushina asked eagerly.
Her daughter-in-law’s story was the gossip she cared about most!
No, it should be Naruto’s life happiness she cared about most.
"Me and Hinata... she, she’s gone too..."
Naruto couldn’t bear recalling sweet memories with Hinata, but those memories were shattered by bitter reality.
Right!
Hinata was gone too, even killed by Boruto’s hand—or rather, due to Momoshiki and Isshiki’s schemes.
His wife was now gone!
Naruto’s eyes teared up again, his heart gripped by immense pain.
The pain of losing loved ones was enough to drive someone mad!
Naruto couldn’t even imagine how he’d face Boruto, little Himawari, and all those who died in this battle in the future...
Though Konoha had only a handful of survivors left.
"Naruto..."
Kushina wanted to comfort him but realized she didn’t know how.
She couldn’t say it’s fine if your wife died, just find another...
And nonsense like ’I understand your pain’ meant nothing.
If she truly understood, why were there so many wars and vendettas in the world?
"Mom, it’s okay. I’m ready; you don’t need to worry."
A thick deathly intent spread around Naruto, making Minato and Kushina sharply sense the anomaly.
"Ready? Ready for what?"
Naruto touched the six-tomoe Rinnegan in his left eye. Since inheriting and transplanting this Rinnegan, he’d been ready.
Like Sasuke, he was prepared after everything ended.
To sacrifice himself, using the Rinnegan to activate Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, to revive all the victims!
Minato saw Naruto’s intent:
"You plan to use Rinne Tensei no Jutsu?"
"Dad, you—"
"No need to hide. I’ve transplanted a Rinnegan too. Just looking at you, I know."
Naruto, bad at lying, couldn’t hide it from Minato—he was seen through instantly.
Only Rinne Tensei no Jutsu could reverse all the casualties so far, changing this cruel ending.
Of course, the cost was Naruto might have to sacrifice his life.
Kushina sensed something wrong, hurriedly asking Minato:
"Rinne Tensei no Jutsu? What’s that?"
"A forbidden revival jutsu using the Rinnegan. Once activated, the user inevitably dies!"
Kushina was shocked and immediately refused:
"No way. It can’t be used! Naruto, you can’t die. You’ve sacrificed too much already—no more—"
Before Kushina finished, Naruto cut her off.
This was the first time Naruto said no to his mother...
"Mom, I’m the Hokage!"
A few simple words, with a firm tone, proved Naruto’s unshakable resolve.
"What nonsense Hokage? Who said a Hokage must sacrifice themselves? I won’t allow you to die! You must live—you have Boruto, Himawari... They all need you!"
Kushina began crying, refusing authoritatively, treating it like a rebellious teen’s wrong decision.
But sadly, Six Paths Naruto was no longer that naughty, rebellious kid.
"Dad..."
Naruto looked at his father Minato, knowing his father, also a Hokage, would understand him.
Minato’s eyes teared up slightly; he could fully understand Naruto’s decision.
If it were him—wife dead, village destroyed... and he had a way to revive everything, even at the cost of his life—Minato wouldn’t hesitate.
"Kushina..."
"Don’t defend him! I won’t allow it. Why must my husband and son sacrifice for the village again and again? This shouldn’t happen—I won’t accept it..."
Kushina cried and cursed, refusing to listen to Minato’s advice.
An enraged Kushina couldn’t be persuaded by Minato.
Seeing this, Naruto actively placed Boruto aside.
Then he approached his mother Kushina, explaining more seriously and sincerely:
"Mom! Sorry, let me be selfish this one time."
"This is my village, my family, my friends... I’m so happy to save them all; this is my choice, and my ninja way!"
This was Naruto’s will.
He couldn’t abandon everything and keep living.
Know this: it wasn’t just Hinata who sacrificed, but Sasuke’s family, teacher Kakashi... and everyone in the village.
This was no longer just atonement for sins that could be salvaged.
To save everything, someone had to sacrifice!
Or, in Naruto’s eyes, sacrificing himself to revive everyone was already the most favorable miracle!
"Naruto, you..."
Kushina’s eyes teared up, her heart aching; she could understand Naruto’s choice, but as a mother, she couldn’t accept it!
"Minato, say something! Don’t let Naruto..."
Kushina pinched Minato hard, urging him as a father to stop him!
Minato was silent.
As a father, as a Hokage, he better understood Naruto’s choice and resolve—this wasn’t something anyone could change.
Rather than tarnishing the Will of Fire, better to respect Naruto’s choice.
"Dad, thank you!"
Naruto nodded and smiled at his father; the understanding and resonance between father and son needed no words.
"When will you start?"
"As soon as possible. One minute earlier might save more victims!"
Naruto knew Rinne Tensei no Jutsu’s traits.
The more people revived, the sooner they died; the more life force required. Otherwise, Nagato would’ve revived Jiraiya too.
Naruto also worried that delaying would reduce the victims he could revive.
Of course, before activating the jutsu, Naruto had things to tell Kawaki and others, and his Senrigan had to be returned to Eida.
"Mom, Dad, wait a moment..."
Naruto prepared to go to Kawaki to deliver his message, but as he stood, he was stopped by a certain Tenshou Sennin.
"Naruto, have you forgotten the contract you promised earlier?"
"Lord, I..."
Naruto was startled. Earlier, he only thought of sacrificing himself to revive everyone.
He completely forgot he’d made a contract with Tenshou Sennin to unite the ninja world for the power to defeat Isshiki!
This is bad—what now?
If he died after activating Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, wouldn’t that break the contract?
Would the other side not allow his sacrifice?
Why was it so hard even to die?